YouDrive: An Overview with Dan and Shelley

Meet Kristina: Empowering Voices in Actuarial and Data Science

National Inclusion Week Event Highlights

Women in Tech: Katie, Digital Developer

Interview Prep: Top Tips

Six steps to applying for a role with Hastings Direct

Behind the Scenes with our Claims Teams

Spotlight on Sarah: Talent and Learning Consultant

Meet Rachel: YouDrive Commercial Manager

Colleague Events Highlights

Unlocking Colleagues’ Potential with Mentorships

Life as a Renewals Team Leader

Community Spirit at Our "Community Live" Events

Meet Shaun – Pricing Manager

Meet our Training Executives

Colleague Road Safety Event

Innovation and Collaboration: Our PDA Conference

Meet Emily: From Futuready to Full-Time

A day in the life of a Renewals Customer Representative

Wellfest 2024: Celebrating Wellbeing at Hastings Direct

Mock Trials: Protecting our Customers

Kickstarting Careers at our Graduate Assessment Days

Eric: Data from Brazil to Britain!

Colleagues Collaborate at our Customer Connections Events

A look at our new Customer Operations recruitment assessment!

A new Generation of Data Engineers

Take a look inside the Leicester Office!

Seaside Sunshine for our CIO Event!

Cycling for smoothies at our Go Green event

Bird Houses, Hedgehog Hotels, and Sustainable Practices

Kelvin: From Support to Senior Engineer

Meet the Recruitment Team

Reflecting on our results and looking ahead to 2024

Women in Tech: Priyanga, Digital Developer

Building Careers with Apprenticeships

A Growing Department for Growing Talent

Community: Our heart is where our home is!

Meet our Wellbeing Champions: Aysha

Our Early Careers Programmes are open for applications!

Women in Data: Desiree, Data Engineer

Women in Tech: Iona, Digital Developer

Celebrating contribution and success at our 4Cs Awards Night

#lifeatHD Live: our colleague fairs

Women in Data: Hebe, Data Engineer

A background in dance and a career in tech

Meet our Wellbeing Champions: Mel

Celebrating East and South East Asian Heritage Month

Problem solving and storytelling

Moving into Data

30% Club Mentoring programme

Luke: Returning to Hastings Direct

Chukwudi: Helping our customers

Plastic Free July 2023

The world of technology is open to everyone

Meet our Wellbeing Champions: Dave

Exploring the Leicester office with Reggie the Labrador

Opportunities in our Renewals team

Pricing, Data & Analytics Conference June 2023

Meet our Wellbeing Champions: Hannah

Start a career in Customer Service

Working in tech

Changing Industries

Women in Data® event: ideas, debate and learning from diverse perspectives

Reducing our environmental impact

Supporting colleagues’ wellbeing

Investing in our leaders

Proud of progression at Hastings

Working as a Claims Handler

Callum's apprenticeship story

Customer Service Open Day in Bexhill

Our early careers programmes are open for applications!

Finance Graduate Programme: Chris

Data & Analytics Graduate Programme: Nick and Luke

A digital-first approach

Finding momentum at Hastings

Proud of progression at Hastings

Getting the best talent into Hastings

From call centre to resource planning

Meet our Policy Review Team and join them!

Hastings named 9th most inclusive employer in the UK

A great time to join us in Pricing

A good culture and brilliant people

Risk pricing: making a direct impact

Our early careers programmes are coming!

Why I came back to Hastings Direct

Curiosity, passion, and a willingness to learn

Progressing in Finance

Customer Service Open Day

Supporting our colleagues through the cost of living crisis

A varied career leading to Hastings

National Inclusion Week 2022

Climbing the ladder to Team Leader

Growing from Sales to Claims

Growing a career as a Data Engineer

Choosing a career with Hastings Direct

Supporting our Team Leaders

A quick progression story

Life in Digital & Change

Delivering a seamless customer journey

Supporting Ukraine

A passion for recruitment

Data and being myself in all things

Chloe: Being a Mental Health First Aider

Working Dads

Wellbeing in the workplace

Supporting leavers of the Armed Forces

Fitting into Hastings Direct

Charlotte: Being a Team Leader

Lolene tells us more about being a Woman in Data

Returning to Hastings Direct: Neha's story

Great people know great people

Stress Awareness Month: hear from our Wellbeing Champions 

Settling into #lifeatHD

Being a woman in data

Making a mark after university

A collective energy to get stuff done

Big data and big ambition

Technology to provide best-in-class customer experience

Evolving architecture and solutions to make a real difference

Seeing real changes take place

The team targeting the best digital experience

Festive tips from our Wellbeing Champions

Addressing gender balance in data

International Day of People with Disabilities

Data science: a curiosity to learn

Limitless potential in tech

Movember - men's health panel discussion

Being part of our digital journey

A career (and more) that’s worth staying in the UK for!

World Menopause Month

Turning interests into a new career path

Motivated to tackle policy fraud

National Inclusion Week

Development and opportunities

A Hastings career journey

The 30% Club – a mentee story

Grow your career with our Customer Representative Apprenticeship

An apprenticeship story

Celebrating our Women in Data

In the words of a wellbeing champ 

The power of data and analysis

Re-routing your career with transferable skills

A Summer of Wellbeing

A digital career

Virtual Wellfest 2021

Tackling challenges head on with vigour

Constantly learning new approaches

Support for colleagues as carers

An opportunity I can’t recommend highly enough

Making the most of homeworking

Flexibility to do it all

Made for Learning

A positive impact on many of our colleagues

Big ambitions and a supportive culture 

Being a Mental Health First Aider

Jack’s journey from Customer Representative to Team Leader

Solving exciting challenges whilst having fun 

A culture of inclusion and mentoring the talent of the future  

Stress-busting tips from our Wellbeing champs

A development journey at Hastings Direct

Earth Hour – much more than switching off the lights

First Sustainability Report published

Recruiting in a virtual world

Eating Disorder Awareness Week

Taking digital seriously at Hastings Direct

A range of benefits tailored to colleagues’ needs

Wellbeing: Making every contact count

Career journeys at Hastings Direct

Building a Finance career thanks to an apprenticeship 

Being a Mental Health First Aider

Building the future with apprenticeships at Hastings Direct 

Grasping opportunities alongside a good work-life balance 

Career progression for Bhavtik having completed his Customer Representative Apprenticeship

Meet Sam… virtually!

Business Analysis Manager, Marcia, tells us about the team responsible for continuous business improvement

University or Hastings Direct? Sharmon, Customer Representative in Bexhill-on-Sea, made the decision to go full time at the end of college

Meet Iqra, a Customer Representative in Leicester, who made the move from retail to our contact centre

Veganuary – a healthier new year

Employee Benefits at Hastings Direct 

Working in Customer Retention at Hastings Direct

Our wellbeing champions share their tips for a happy & healthy festive period

Meet Levi, one of our Contact Centre Managers in Leicester, who joined us during lockdown

International Day of People with Disabilities

Our ‘new normal’ is very much ‘business as usual’

Movember: A colleague’s personal story

Meet Aimee, one of our Customer Representatives in our Bexhill contact centre

Supporting Movember

Meet Craig, an Analyst Developer in IT & Change

Hear more about our Customer Representative roles

Meet David, our Commercial and Strategy Director for Damage

Wellbeing - supporting those affected by the menopause

Celebrating our colleagues during Black History Month

Procurement Support Graduate – what to expect

National Inclusion Week – exploring what makes us different

Meet Vlad, a Hastings Direct Wellbeing Champion

Meet Emily, who recently joined as Operations Insight Manager.

To celebrate National Pension Awareness Week, we give you a breakdown of what to expect from your pension at Hastings Direct.

Finn, our Digital & Marketing Director, tells us about our customer app reaching one million downloads

Meet Izzie, our Recruitment Marketing and Events Executive.

Meet Nikki, one of our Wellbeing champions.

Meet Rhiannon, one of the Customer Service Team Leaders in our Bexhill contact centre.

Our recruitment team share their top tips for writing your CV.

Wellbeing: Keeping cool in the summer sun.

As we celebrate reaching 3 million customers, we speak to some of our colleagues who work in customer-facing roles to hear about their journeys at Hastings Direct.

Meet Gethyn, our Commercial Manager, and hear about his experiences joining Hastings Direct remotely.

Meet Siân, our COO (Chief Operating Office) Business Manager, and hear about her journey at Hastings Direct.

Meet John, who recently joined us as Head of Growth Products and hear about his induction journey.

Colleagues supporting each other through our Wellbeing programme.

Two of our colleagues, Alena and Naaila, tell us more about their virtual inductions at Hastings Direct.

Senior Project Manager, Neil, provides an insight into his role as well his experience of joining Hastings Direct.

Howard, one of our Senior Business Analysts, shares what it was like starting his role during lockdown.

Wellbeing programme - Menopause Café

Hastings colleagues share their apprenticeship stories

Hastings colleagues share their COVID-19 homeworking stories

Mark, our Premium Finance Operations Manager, gives us an insight into joining Hastings Direct during Covid-19 lockdown.

Meet Kerry, a Wellbeing Champion and hear why she wants to help and support our colleagues.

Meet Graduate Data Scientist, Jay and hear about his development journey at Hastings Direct so far…

Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2020

Meet Trainee Actuary, Lily and hear about her development journey at Hastings Direct so far…

A day in the life of a Commercial Executive at Hastings Direct

Working from home hints and tips

Wellbeing at Hastings Direct

Hastings Direct Covid-19 Community Grant Scheme - Raising money and supporting the most vulnerable in our communities

Meet Resourcing Executive Dan, and hear how his visual impairment has not held him back from achieving a career at Hastings Direct.

Six top tips for creating your LinkedIn profile

Wellbeing at Hastings Direct

Hastings Direct - Our Interview Guide

Five top tips for writing a CV

Meet some of our 2019 Finance Graduates and hear how they have benefitted from our Graduate programme so far.

Want to know more about our Telematics department? Meet Head of Telematics, Rami

Apprenticeships at Hastings Direct

Apprenticeships at Hastings Direct

Hear from some of our Anti Fraud Representatives and find out more about working within our Anti Fraud department (Insight)

Want to know more about working in our Leicester office? Meet Contact Centre Leader, Joe

Meet some of our Customer Representatives and hear why they enjoy working for Hastings Direct

From Customer Representative to Underwriting Services Managing Director

Women in Data at Hastings Direct

Meet Beth: A working mum at Hastings Direct

Hear from Jack who has benefitted from our IT Graduate Scheme

Hear from Christopher who has benefitted from our IT Graduate Scheme

Meet Christopher, a wellbeing champion at Hastings Direct

Hear from Amie who has benefitted from our HR Graduate Scheme

From Customer Representative to Recruitment Executive - my development journey so far

My development journey so far – Sophie, Customer Representative

Meet Audrey and hear how working in a diverse workplace makes her feel comfortable to be herself

My development journey so far – Laura, Customer Representative

Want to know more about our Claims Department? Meet Commercial and Strategy Director for Bodily Injury, Jonathan Doughty

Meet Marc: Director of Cost & Value

Charity Golf Day Raises £4,000 for The Pink Ribbon Foundation

Leicester Family Fun Day And Charity Partner Football Match

Want to know more about our IT team? Meet our Group Planning & Corporate Projects Director, Penny Cuthbert

Meet Enterprise Architect Gareth, and hear why he enjoys working for Hastings Direct

Meet Adam and hear about his development journey from Developer to Solution Architect

Wellbeing at Hastings Direct

Meet Bobby, and hear why he enjoys being a Technical Claims Team Leader at Hastings Direct

Meet Anil, and hear why he relocated from Surrey to Bexhill to work for Hastings Direct

Meet Elham and hear about her development journey from Senior Developer to Solution Architect

Meet David, ex-service personnel who proves it’s never too late to start a new career

Meet Annette, who's career journey has taken her from professional dancer to HR manager.

Developing talent at Hastings Direct

Want to know more about our Claims Analytics department? Meet one of our Peril Analysts, Lucian Leveles

Want to know more about our IT team? Meet our IT Delivery & Performance Manager, Julia Baldock

Wellbeing at Hastings Direct

Want to know more about our Technical Claims department? Meet Sam, our Third Party Claims Manager

Meet some of our Leicester Customer Representatives and hear why they enjoy working for Hastings Direct

Women in Data at Hastings Direct

From Graduate Pricing Analyst to Senior Pricing Analyst - meet Angela

Meet Dan and hear about his development journey from Claims Graduate to Digital and Marketing

Hear from Keshni who has benefitted from our Finance Graduate Scheme.

Meet Stephanie and hear about her development journey within the Claims Customer Service Team

Meet Neil, who tells us about why he loves being a Team Leader at Hastings Direct

Meet Clare: A working mum at Hastings Direct

Meet Hanish and hear about his development journey with us so far

Meet Layla: A working Mum at Hastings Direct

Will’s journey so far…London to Bexhill and Segment Analyst to Segment Manager

Welcome back Matthew!

Hear from Nilesh who has benefited from our new retail shift pattern

Hastings Direct’s student hub

Interview with Toby van der Meer, CEO

Pankaj’s story of returning to work at Hastings Direct

Hastings Direct’s student hub

Meet Gemma: A working Mum at Hastings Direct

Hear from Samia on what it’s like to work in our Customer Claims department.

Want to know more about our Data Science team? Meet one of our Data Scientists, Jose Garcia

What makes working at Hastings Direct so unique?

Meet Chris: A working Dad at Hastings Direct

Meet Neha: A working Mum at Hastings Direct

How our support has helped our 2017 charities

A guide to making a great first impression

Hastings Direct celebrates 20 years

Hastings Direct leadership team complete Bexhill Community Challenge

Leicester Mayor visits Hastings Direct’s newly expanded city centre offices

Bexhill Academy students graduate from inspirational 'Be the Change' programme

Hastings Direct gets gunged for Red Nose Day 2017

Over 240 Bexhill students come together to ‘Be the Change’ with Hastings Direct

Announcing our charity partners for 2017

Cycling 126 miles and raising over £3,000 for local charity

Hastings Direct celebrate one year in Leicester

Hastings Direct reaches one million calls in Leicester

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